Table 2 Descriptive statistics (mean ± sd) for (assisted) mechanical efficiency (ME), energy expenditure (EE), heart rate (HR), rate of perceived exertion (RPE), stroke frequency (stroke), left-right (Dev L-R) and forward-backward (Dev F-B) deviation in the RHW group (n = 12) and the PAPAW group (n = 12)
Variable | Group | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ME (%) | RHW | 4.38 (0.67) | 4.76 (0.53) | 4.67 (0.62) | 5.02 (0.63) | 5.09 (0.66) | 6.10 (0.85) |
PAPAW | 5.88 (0.67) | 6.29 (0.66) | 6.18 (0.85) | 6.57 (0.96) | 6.50 (1.02) | 4.88 (0.59) | |
EE (W) | RHW | 380 (75.1) | 349 (73.8) | 353 (53.4) | 329 (58.6) | 323 (59.0) | 272 (51.8) |
PAPAW | 285 (48.5) | 265 (41.1) | 271 (42.1) | 255 (44.9) | 255 (45.0) | 345 (67.0) | |
HR (bpm) | RHW | 112 (22.0) | 106 (18.7) | 104 (16.4) | 95.1 (13.5) | 95.5 (17.8) | 91.3 (16.0) |
PAPAW | 99.5 (6.70) | 96.1 (7.73) | 92.3 (9.50) | 90.0 (10.9) | 91.3 (8.99) | 102 (9.95) | |
RPE (6–20) | RHW | 11.7 (1.67) | 11.6 (1.38) | 10.8 (1.34) | 10.3 (1.91) | 10.3 (1.91) | 8.25 (1.54) |
PAPAW | 10.1 (2.23) | 9.83 (2.04) | 9.25 (2.01) | 9.25 (2.10) | 8.92 (1.78) | 12.9 (2.15) | |
Stroke (n x min −1 ) | RHW | 55.3 (9.90) |  |  |  | 43.0 (9.30) | 61.1 (14.3) |
PAPAW | 62.1 (21.6) | Â | Â | Â | 51.7 (21.7) | 44.6 (12.9) | |
Dev F-B (m × 10 −2 ) | RHW | 6.73 (2.82) |  |  |  | 4.63 (2.03) | 10.7 (3.78) |
PAPAW | 12.9 (3.33) | Â | Â | Â | 8.30 (1.94) | 6.75 (3.03) | |
Dev L-R (m ×10 −2 ) | RHW | 3.91 (1.12) |  |  |  | 3.54 (1.49) | 7.87 (1.56) |
PAPAW | 9.57 (2.92) | Â | Â | Â | 7.90 (1.51) | 3.88 (1.42) |